First car?

(This is Joel. Leisa Hills has complete political immunity for all things written here forth in this document.)
I have test driven this 1991 BMW 325i. It has 109K Miles (175K KM). Negotiations are pending on capitol hill between the parties of "Buy this car and get a license when it's legal, and not a minute later", and "Eh, maybe we could wait a year or so(eeek!)."
I'll keep you updated on if anything happens, whether it's license/car when I'm license age, or later. We'll just have to see.

The car is a whole lot of fun to drive though, and I think looks pretty classy. Asking price: $2900USD, although we'll probably try to make a lower offer - it's just a bit steep.

What do you think?

Old man winter is leaving us! Spring is right around the corner. Mr. Toad has been sitting in an ice-bath for a few months now. Finally the water is starting to melt - he is smiling.

Thanks for the Jumper Granny

Featured here is the very stylish Joel Sampson in the latest hand-knitted creation by Granny. The look is completed with tartan PJ pants.

Thanks Granny.....

The amazing conincidences in life....USS New York christened today...

Today the USS New York was Christened, scheduled for commission in 2009. The US New York (LPD-21), is a San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock.

Shortly after September 11th 2001, Governor of New York George E. Pataki wrote a letter to Secretary of the Navy Gordon England requesting that the Navy bestow the name USS New York on a surface warship involved in the War on Terror in honor of September 11's victims. In his letter, the Governor said he understood state names are currently reserved for submarines, but asked for special consideration so the name could be given to a surface ship.

Oddly enough, a previous holder of the name, USS New York (BB-34), had its keel laid on September 11, 1911, exactly 90 years to the day before the WTC was attacked.

Twenty-four tons of the steel used in its construction came from the small amount of rubble from the World Trade Center actually preserved for posterity.

The Secretary of the Navy announced that two of her sister ships will be named Arlington and Somerset, in commemoration of the places two of the other planes used in the attack came down: Somerset, Pennsylvania and Arlington, Virginia.

The contract to build New York was awarded to Northrop Grumman Ship Systems of New Orleans, Louisiana in 2003. The ship was under construction when Hurricane Katrina struck New, Orleans in August 2005, and survived the storm.